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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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